【推荐1】A young man named Lenny started working at a factory. He had just ________ from school and he was very proud of his job.

Lenny felt that his job was more important than the jobs of other factory ________. He was ________ to the janitors (看门人), who he considered below him in status (地位). He was especially hard ________ one old janitor. The old man didn’t seem to do very much. He thought he was lazy.

Later, there was a big visit from the president of the company, a rich and ________ man. When the president arrived, he talked to people and asked them about their work. What happened next shocked Lenny. The president walked ________ to the old janitor and put his arm around him.

He said, “Mr. Jensen is my oldest and most ________ employee. When I first started this company 30 years ago, he ________ my janitor. Then, I could hardly afford to pay him, so I gave him shares of the company. He doesn’t need to work. Has everyone been treating you right?” the president asked. Shocked by the president’s words, Lenny was nervous ________ he knew that the old janitor could have him fired in a second.

The old janitor looked at Lenny and said, “Everyone has been very nice, even when I am a little slow.” The president then said, “That’s good, because every job in this factory is just as ________ as the rest.” After that, Lenny learned a lesson that he would never forget: treat all people with respect.

A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. The bartender (酒保) was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later, the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and ________ quietly at a table. This ________ several times and shortly after the people of the town were ________ about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.

A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired, “I do not want to pry (窥探), but could you ________ why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied, “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live ________ at the moment, one—in France and another—in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order ________ two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond (纽带).”

Soon all the town have heard about the man’s ________ and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the ________ were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even ________ them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.

________, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender ________ him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people prayed (祈祷) for the soul of ________ of the brothers, others quietly grieve (悲伤).

When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers ________, the bartender asked him “I would like to offer condolences (哀悼) to you, due to the death of your dear brother.” The man considered this for a moment and then replied “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are ________ and well. It’s just because of my ________. I promised myself to give up drinking.”